Draft Proposal Handed by the Japanese Ambassador (Nomura) To the
Secretary o f State on November 20, 1941

1. Both the
Governments of Japan and the United States under­take not to make any armed
advancement into any of the regions in the South‑eastern Asia and the
Southern Pacific area excepting the part of French Indo‑China where the
Japanese troops are stationed at present.

2. The Japanese
Government undertakes to withdraw its troops now stationed in French Indo‑China
upon either the restoration of peace between Japan and China or the
establishment of an equitable peace in the Pacific area.

In the meantime
the Government of Japan declares that it is pre­pared to remove its troops now
stationed in the southern part of French Indo‑China to the northern part
of the said territory upon the conclusion of the present arrangement which
shall later be embodied in the final agreement.

3. The
Government of Japan and the United States shall co‑­operate with a view
to securing the acquisition of those goods and commodities which the two
countries need in Netherlands East Indies.

4. The
Governments of Japan and the United States mutually undertake to restore their
commercial relations to those prevailing prior to the freezing of the assets.

The Government
of the United States shall supply Japan a required quantity of oil.

5. The
Government of the United States undertakes to refrain from such measures and
actions as will be prejudicial to the en­deavors for the restoration of general
peace between Japan and China.

(PEACE AND WAR, UNITED STATES FOREIGN
POLICY 1931-1941,UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEWASHINGTON:
1943)